Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives, Fort Worthhttp://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/BECA/browse/?sort=title&fq=untl_decade:1940-19492011-10-11T16:13:34-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Partner: Beth-El Congregation Archives, Fort Worth[Beth-El Congregation's Second Synagogue]2011-10-11T16:13:34-05:00http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188533/<p><a href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188533/"><img alt="[Beth-El Congregation's Second Synagogue]" title="[Beth-El Congregation's Second Synagogue]" src="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188533/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the second synagogue of Beth-El Congregation, Fort Worth's Reform Jewish house of worship. The photo appears to have been taken in 1948 after the temple was refurbished due to a 1946 fire that gutted the interior. The red-brick building, at 207 W. Broadway Ave., has two-stories plus a basement with a social hall and kitchen. The building's facade has a frieze above the entry with a quote from Psalms ("Give Ear, O Lord, Unto My Prayer") as well as two menorahs above the frieze. There are also stained-glass windows around the entrance and along the length of the building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says, "Exterior 2nd Temple. 207 W. Broadway."</p>[Floating Star, Interior of Beth-El Congregation Sanctuary]2011-10-11T16:13:34-05:00http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188536/<p><a href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188536/"><img alt="[Floating Star, Interior of Beth-El Congregation Sanctuary]" title="[Floating Star, Interior of Beth-El Congregation Sanctuary]" src="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188536/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the floating star which was suspended from the ceiling as part of the interior design of the sanctuary when Beth-El was rebuilt in 1948 after the 1946 fire. The interior designer was the Hungarian-American architect Erno Fabry.</p>[In Memoriam]2008-07-11T21:32:46-05:00http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38782/<p><a href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38782/"><img alt="[In Memoriam]" title="[In Memoriam]" src="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38782/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Wolf & Klar Jewelers' 163 employees signed a certificate giving a Torah to the Beth-El Congregation in 1947 in memory of company founder Alex Wolf. The synagogue, at 207 W. Broadway, was gutted in a 1946 fire and lost most of its Torahs. A photograph of Alex Wolf is in the upper-left corner and a Wolf & Klar Jewelers' logo which says "In Memoriam" is in the lower-right corner. The text at the top of the certificate says:
"In loving memory and respect for our beloved founder, Mr. Alex Wolf, we the employees of Wolf & Klar Companies, dedicate this torah to Beth El congregation, as a memorial to his love and kindness of his fellow men."</p>["Presentation," party for Jewish Debutantes]2008-07-11T21:47:47-05:00http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38760/<p><a href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38760/"><img alt="["Presentation," party for Jewish Debutantes]" title="["Presentation," party for Jewish Debutantes]" src="http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38760/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the "Presentation" party for Jewish Debutantes of 1949 at the Beth-El Congregation's social hall at 207 W. Broadway in Fort Worth. The women are arranged in a curve away from the photographer and are holding bouquets of flowers and wearing formal ball gowns. The women from left to right: Charlotte Sue Louis (Alterman), Ruth Hendelman (Berkowitz), Marilyn Caughy (Raff), Harriet Friedson, Sara Kantrovich (Carr), Katherine Spiegel, Bessie Rutlader (Gaines), Rhoda Cohen (Schultz), Mary Sankary (Herman), Ellen Sankary (Smith), Idelle Engelberg (Luskey), Margie Weisblatt (Goone), Adele Nathan (Friedman).</p>